life stance

noun

Etymology

From life + stance; coined in the mid-1970s by humanists interested in educational matters.

  1. derived from *steh₂-
  2. derived from stō
  3. derived from *stantia
  4. derived from stanza
  5. derived from estance
  6. inherited from staunce
  7. compounded as life stance — “life + stance

Definitions

  1. The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance,…

    The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.

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